Can-filler



(No Model.)

S. B.1 ARKER..

GAN FILLEB..

No. 496.617. Patented May 2, 1898.

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SIMON B. PARKER, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAN-FILLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 496,617, dated May 2, 1893. Application filed December 3, T891- Serial No.v413,921. (No model.) l

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON B. PARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springeld, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Fillers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, andV to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in can fillers and it has for its objects among others to provide a simple and cheap ller in which provision is made for indicating when the liquid in the receptacle being filled has reached a predetermined point, and in which the parts can be readily separated for cleaning or other purposes.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and -in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the filler. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section `through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spout-part detached.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the cup which may be of any required size and provided with a threaded neck a, for a purpose which will soon appear.

B is a spout adapted to enter the neck of the vessel being filled and this spout is attached to the portion C which is exteriorly threaded to engage the threaded neck of the cup as seen more clearly in Fig. 2. This portion C has a ange c adapted to rest upon the neck of the lamp or other vessel, and between the upper face of this flange and the end of the neck of the cup I preferably arrange a gasket D to insure a tight joint. This portion C is readily removable from the cup to permit of cleaning of the parts when necessary.

Mounted upon the top of the portion C is the brace or standard E which has the cross bar e at the upper'end and through a suitable hole in this cross bar the rod F is adapted to slide freely, the rod carrying at its lower end a iioat G of sufficient size to close the lower end of the spout when in contact therewith.

The operation will be readily understood. The ller is placed over the hole in the lamp or other vessel to be filled, the float and the lower end of the spout being inserted in the hole. The liquid is then poured in the cup and flows through the spout into the vessel; as the liquid nears the top of the vessel it will buoy up the float and consequently the upper end of the rod which will indicate to the person using the device that the vessel is nearly full. The float may be adjustable upon its rod so that it may be adj usted to shut od the flow of liquid into the vessel at varying intervals, if desired.

The device isvcheap, simple in its construction, and its detachability of parts permits of its being packed away and gives access to all the parts for cleaning.

What I claim as new is- The improved can-ller described, consisting of the inverted conical cuphaving threaded neck, a portion C having a flanged lower end and fitted within the neck of said cup and provided with threads to engage the threads of said neck, a gasket between the lower end of the neck and the flange of said portion C, the spout passed through the portion C, the standard`snpported upon the upper end of the portion C within the cup, the vertical rod slidingly supported in a cross bar at the upper end of the standard and passed through the spout, and the float carried by the lower end of said rod to close the lower end of the spout, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the abovcI have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

sIMoN E. PARKER.

Witnesses:

H. C. BLIss, FRANK BoLLEs, Jr.

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